adverb
artē
artē (comparative artius, superlative artissimē, adjective artus)
Classical[ˈar.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.te]
Meaning
- tightly; firmly
- fitted together
- in tight formation
- figurativelyprofoundly; strongly; with conviction
- figurativelyharshly; severely
- figurativelydearly; fondly
artē (not arctē), adv., v. 1. artus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
artē adv. with comp. and sup.
artus, closely, fast, firmly: continere alqd, Cs.: aciem statuere, S.: tigna artius inligata, Cs.: quam artissime ire, S. — Fig.: dormire, soundly: alqm colere, i. e. stingily, S.